在此之前她就开始学习如何驾驶一艘军用艇,上手很快。不到半年时间里她就能驾驶它穿梭在安吉利特附近的海域。“Congradulations, Mr.President.”斯嘉丽祝贺电话那头的威廉成功连任,“How’s your day?”
“Good.”即使看不到脸,但听声音就知道此刻威廉满脸的焦虑,“Be careful, little crazy girl, I beg you.”
“Don\''t worry,my new father. I\''ll come back and show up when you need me.”斯嘉丽在海风里伸了个懒腰,“I just want to go home more often.You know how people think about old times.”
“Fine.”
她挂断电话,驾着军用艇往经线-167.4377°的方向驶去。
每到春季时节,她都会回去看看。看看那个被知情人称为A-岛的观测瓶,看看那个曾经埋葬过自己真正父母的家。她戴着口罩和鸭舌帽,将自己遮掩得严严实实,走过曾经熟悉的街道,路过一面广告墙,看见一张陈旧又破烂的寻人启事:
Missing Persons Notice
Location: 19 Queen\''s Road, South District, Manassas City
Missing Individuals: Allen·Xu, Wendy·Wang, Scarlett·Xu
The Xu family has mysteriously disappeared from their home at 19 Queen\''s Road, South District, Manassas City.If you have any information, please contact the Manassas City Police Department immediately. Your help and support are greatly appreciated.
(寻人启示:万萨斯城南区皇后路19号,徐家离奇失踪。如有线索,请立即联系万萨斯城市警察局。我们非常感谢您的帮助和支持。)
“哇哦。”她忽然笑了笑,揉了揉眼睛。
忽然她注意到远处有个人一直朝自己这里看,她转身,发现是曾经住在18号的邻居,莫莉太太,只是如今她苍老许多,头发从花白变成纯粹的雪白,不知她现在还有没有力气站上板凳,采摘她家院子里巨大苹果树上的苹果,装上满满一篮放在19号徐家的门口……斯嘉丽想起了许多,后来才注意到莫莉太太正看向斯嘉丽,呆呆的,但似乎是认出她来了。
她并没有打招呼,而是转身离开。
她只能在岛上住到春季结束之前,毕竟她现在是威廉总统的养女,总有些必要的社交需要她出面完成。若是错过春季,她就只能老老实实在负岛世界待上一整年了。
这天早晨她驾着船,准备离开这里。忽然前方海面出现另一条船,是艘渔船。
“Hey.”
船上的渔夫朝她打了声招呼,但她着急赶时间,担心错过早上十点,头也不回地往卓越线驶去。
“Hey.”
船上的渔夫十分执着,见斯嘉丽不理睬,反倒加大发动机马力,一溜烟追上她的船艇。“I just wanna tell you,spring is over.”
斯嘉丽愣了愣,“What?”
“Spring is OVER,”中年男人露出大胡子下面的一排白牙,重复,“O-v-e-r,over.I don’t know how to say it in Eastasian language,huh.”
“How.”斯嘉丽有些害怕,紧盯着那男人的眼睛。
“I just know. And I’m sorry to tell you that you’re trapped here now,young girl.”大胡子男揶揄地笑,将身体伸出船舷,撸起袖子,远远伸出手掌:“I’m David·Brown.Just call me David.”
“What a normal name.”斯嘉丽冷脸呵了口气,转身将船开走。
“You can find me in the in a white small hut on the west coast of the C